WASHINGTON – Maryland law mandates that state schools stand up and salute the flag every morning and school officials say they do — but some parents say they find that hard to believe

WASHINGTON – An emerging peace movement, including many protestors who had planned to be in Washington for this week’s now-cancelled World Bank meetings, is gearing up to protest potential military retaliation for this month’s terrorist attacks

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers and farm groups are lauding the Bush administration’s newly released farm policy, which calls for increased funding for conservation and more equal distribution of government money to farmers

WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant for a safety violation of “substantial importance,” for improperly maintaining a backup water pump to the plant’s steam generators

ANNAPOLIS – As the nation gears up for a war against terrorism, a handful of Maryland companies will play a major role in countering some of the most dangerous possible enemy weapons — biological and chemical agents

ANNAPOLIS – University Park is a safe town

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers lauded President Bush’s call Thursday for “resolve and determination” in the long fight against terrorists and their sponsor states

ANNAPOLIS – The terrorists who hijacked four planes, flying them into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and a field outside Pittsburgh on Sept

WASHINGTON – Maryland poultry producers are welcoming China’s entry into the World Trade Organization this week, a move that could open vast new markets for U

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland may have difficulty funding existing government programs, let alone any new security measures demanded by last week’s terrorist air attacks, given the new lower estimates of sales and corporate tax revenues released Wednesday